I had watched many tutorials and spent several hours doing trial and error work with Animator. after this video, I feel I have a real grasp of how to use the software. Excellent work!

Easily the best tutorial I've seen on Character Animator - thank you! Your pace and delivery is perfect and it's made me realise CA is capable of a lot more than I thought. And now, I'm off to animate a rooster for a client...!

Hey Dave, every time I export a character from Character Animator and try to bring it into After Effects, I get the error message 'Unable to execute script at line 25. Uncaught exception' and I can't bring in the character :( Do you know how I can get around this?

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Strange. Can you please post it with a screenshot and your specs in the official forums? forums.adobe.com/community/character-animator

@lowboardofficial4468

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know allot of this but maybe you don't have the newest version of Character Animator or After Effects

Hands down one of the best tutorials I’ve ever watched for an adobe product. Thank you so much!

Ive had after effects for a very long time and i didnt even know about character animator. Thank you for this. this is awesome!

I've watched a hundred explanations about Adobe character animator. This is the first one that really helped me understand. I subbed before I was even half way. Thanks

Character Animator is a game changer and your extensive descriptions makes me a believer! Can't wait to try it for myself!

Wow, this tutorial is some of the most professional content I've seen on YT, and I've watched a few. Good work.

19:44 i cant find the "hide siblings" button, what can I do?

@okaysamurai

3 жыл бұрын

This is an older tutorial - the newer versions make this easier with "swap set" triggers. Check out kzread.info/dash/bejne/ia6NrMSTicvenc4.html for more info. Nice channel btw!

This is your best and most informative tutorial yet. It is an in-depth tutorial in character animator, finally.

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Took me a while.

@Wojak369

8 жыл бұрын

It is awesome...subscribed

@joaofaro_

7 жыл бұрын

Hey pls can i help me? João Faro Há 1 segundo Hey! I'm portuguese and i was trying to do an animation on Adobe Illustrator but i can't find the timeline :/ I'm using the Demo version and i'm thinking in buying the full version. Can u help me find the Timeline or maybe some bind for it ...idk Tks and great tutorial!

@joel.perler

6 жыл бұрын

there is no animation in illustrator, for animation you will need after effects or character animator

@Crisrod63

6 жыл бұрын

There is now.

the best thing about your tutorial is that you explain every single detail so amazingly.I don't think I've seen someone else on youtube doing this.

@okaysamurai

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Possibly the best script of any tutorial I've ever watched. Fantastic video!

Omg you are the best teacher ever you also got me a 4+ on my project I put it in a video where my guy is the person going through the video talking about my presentation thank you so much!

Gosh, it took me forever to find this level of tutorial. Thank you soooooo much!

@s2da

4 жыл бұрын

i have questions about animation could you help?

This is a. absolutely fantastic tutorial! Really well done. It goes into just enough detail and explains everything well, without being draggy and boring. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for creating this. As an Adobe CC subscriber, it is easy to become overwhelmed by new releases. I know Illustrator and Photoshop very well, but have not toyed around with animation much except in Flash. This opens a lot of possibilities!!!

I typically loathe video tutorials (preferring written ones), but this one is excellent! Direct, clear, efficient, and very well thought out and edited. Thank you.

@okaysamurai

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much! i couldn't get this down because i was jumping around to much but this help me focus :)

I just want to say thank you for taking time to do this tutorial, it's helped me out a million times over. I can't wait to get more creative

@s2da

4 жыл бұрын

i have questions about animation could you help?

What a good tutorial! With most online explanations, I just get frustrated and try on my own. But this one is so clear, well done!

I wanted to thank you for the awesome program and also for teaching me about it online. I've been watching your tutorials over the past week after having a hard time getting my head around animation (especially with the mouth). I tried apple motion but it's definitely not what it's made for and after effects just gave me headaches thinking about it. I love the simplicity of Adobe Character Animator and how after creating a character in Adobe Character Animator I can make him do so much and have him become so lifelike! I'm also excited about future features for walking (it might be cool to have some standard people animations too like jumping up and down and lifting up their arms, a fist pump, arsenio hall woot woot, type stuff)? Not sure how easy that would be, considering characters come in all different shapes and sizes. I wanted to share what I made yesterday with my character + a background movie I made to help people with Spanish. While the mouth isn't always as precise as I would like, I did my best to fix it in the noticeable places (on the sound "ah" like "mom" for example). I would love to get your opinion as I worked countless hours to achieve the final result! :-) Thanks and God bless. kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWp-xJJsg7C0gag.html

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Wow this is excellent! Thank you so much for sharing, love it - and learned a lot! We are working on better walking features and making the lip sync even better, so things should improve over time (we are still in an early preview phase). This is exactly the type of stuff that motivates me - people animating characters for the first time (and having fun with it)!

@MsTripplesix

7 жыл бұрын

+Senor Jordan. Ha haaa... I clicked on your link to see what you created and I got drawn into the actual content. I didn't finish watching it but I know where to find it. I stopped at GHOTI (aka fish). And I had to immediately comment. I loved your video. Your talking animation was cool too.

@SeñorJordan

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked the vid. The character animation was all a result of Adobe Character Animator and the great tutorials Okay Samurai has put up. :-)

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Looking fantastic!

@SeñorJordan

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If it's ok, I'll continue to share with you what I am able to come up with thanks to your tutorials!

thanks samurai i needed this

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

how to animate shark cartoon ? THanks

@okaysamurai

5 жыл бұрын

I would check out our fish character "Finn" from the start workspace and use him as a guide.

By far the best Adobe Animator tutorial I've seen yet. This is super informative and super cool.

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Hey man, this tutorial is fantastic. Thanks for putting it out there. Can't wait to dig into this software.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and good luck!

This tool is so cool! I downloaded your puppet and put a couple of puppets with a green background and connected it to a switcher with a camera and am going to have a high school video production club explore interacting with the puppets today. Thank you for your tutorial and the downloadable files. Your puppets make it so much easier to learn.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Please share anything you can, would love to see how it turns out!

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE TUTORIALS! I managed to create an animation just following all the steps you provide. With three puppets moving through three different scenes. It took me about a month,but I enjoyed it. And I did everything without having A clue..FROM SCRATCH! You are the BEST :)

@okaysamurai

6 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! You're welcome!

Dave congratulations. You´ve made a very big video(45 minutes) and i can watch till the end with attention. You explain everything so well. Congratulations once again.

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope it helps with your creations. :)

This is the best tutorial I have seen and I think it is wonderful that you do not charge people who wish to learn something new. If you have a site where donations are accepted, please let me know! You have honestly changed my life with this.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

That's awesome to hear! I work for the CH team at Adobe so as long as you're enjoying and making great stuff you're proud of with it, that's repayment enough. Thanks for the kind words!

Very GOOD tutorial. Got me using CA for a upcoming project.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Please share whatever you create, we always love seeing what people make with it.

Thank you sooooooooooooooo much for this!!! I made a 1 minute cartoon in flash in 2002 and it took FOREVER. I can't wait to try this! I really appreciate this tutorial. You are a natural born instructor!

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so much--- this is a fantastic tutorial and it helped me a ton!

@zidangames-70

5 жыл бұрын

K

@s2da

4 жыл бұрын

i have questions about animation could you help?

@okaysamurai

4 жыл бұрын

@@s2da Sure. Post a new comment in a newer video and I'll be more likely to see it (replies get buried pretty easily).

You are a great teacher! Thanks for this. I will check out your others tutorials and such as well.

Thanks for the tutorial. Please i can't find the staple tool in my workspace. I'm using Character Animator 2018 on a windows PC. Please how can i find it

@okaysamurai

4 жыл бұрын

This is an archived tutorial = e staple tool was replaced by auto-attach. See the "Getting Started" video on this channel, part 4, for how to attach things like arms (just drag the origin over top of something). You should also upgrade if possible - a LOT has been added since 2018, you're about 4 versions behind.

PSA for anyone else who watched this and was then looking for the staple tool when the vid got to 30:32 --- the staple tool is now automatic. Click on the thing you want to staple and under "layer," make sure that the "attach to" option is set to Auto. Thank you for the great tutorial by the way, this cleared up a lot of confusion!

@okaysamurai

6 жыл бұрын

Yep thanks! This video is now "archived" as it has several parts that are a little out of date but most of it should still be relevant.

Wow! You deserve a billion Likes!

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope it helps.

Great tutorial. I still feel like you skipped a few things here and there. But i'll figure this out i bet

@okaysamurai

5 жыл бұрын

This one is a little more up to date: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4motNCGfbK6ndI.html

This is the best tutorial I've seen in a long time. Great work, thanks!

Quite amazing. Didn't know this was included. Can't wait to create.

great thank you very much keep going :)

I'm officially switching to Character Animator for Face Animation

Wow, thanks so much for the free Puppets and for allowing usage of them! Truly stellar stuff here! We homeschool our kids and among their Arts studies of Music Performance, Acting, Directing Videography, Post Production we've just begun Animation! It's something however I am new to so we are learning nearly at the same time lol THANKS again!

Honestly, I'm so thankful for your tutorials! Much appreciated!

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love you. 8D (adds Patrick Starfish face)

"The Staple Tool", can't stop laughing. I would like to staple my arm to my body please.

This is as good of a tutorial on a piece of software that I've ever seen. You've made a very complex program very accessible. Bravo.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This will be my "go to" tutorial for this amazing software. WOWOWOWOWOW! Thanks for making this tutorial!

Overall nice video. BUT you assume a level of knowledge about Illustrator that not everyone has. I can follow along because I know Illustrator but you gloss over things (duplicating to make shadows, etc.) that not everyone would know. Either 1) slow down and explain further some important steps or 2) warn viewers upfront that you assume a level of knowledge of Illustrator. I can follow this but colleagues of mine who are not as familiar with Illustrator became confused very quickly.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed, a basic knowledge of all the other apps mentioned here is needed (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, OBS, etc.) - there's not enough time to go into much depth with them. Next week we'll have a step-by-step beginner tutorial in Photoshop that should be easier for newcomers to follow.

@MikeMitchellPCM

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent. That will help them a lot. I will let them know. I've been playing around with Character Animator and my mind is already filled with ideas of how to use it. I am curious - any reason why you selected Photoshop or Illustrator for the beginner tutorial? I use both but tend to use Photoshop more. I'm just curious if there is a reason for your choice lol.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Photoshop is a little easier to understand, I think - Illustrator can get more complex with how it uses grouping, sublayers, isolation mode, etc. Statistically though, they're almost 50/50 for what people use in CH.

@dharampanchal384

6 жыл бұрын

Yes sir you are absolutely right. It's too difficult to learn for beginners. I dont have such knowledge of adobe illustrator. it is like fast forward video for me.. too difficult to understand.. Please Okay Samurai make this videos in detail (Just like you made your Previous or first video related to character animator tutorial). so people like me can understand & learn an animation in depth. Thank you

Wow! This is the best tutorial I have ever watched on youtube so far... btw thank you very much for this. Made my day! 😍

I cannot believe that I've never tried this, you've got a lifelong fan in me now. You're amazingly clear in your outline of how everything works--I'm not new to animation but I am to CA, I'll be binging on these for the next week. Thank you so much!

@okaysamurai

6 жыл бұрын

High praise - thanks!

@inventsable

6 жыл бұрын

Saw those updates coming! Keep up the good work, love what you do and plan to use CA from here on!

Thank you SO much for this tutorial!! I could not have made my character animated without this.

@s2da

4 жыл бұрын

i have questions about animation could you help?

You are awesome! Thanks for explaining in details on the tools and naming. I appreciate the effort made here!

This tutorial helped me with my first character and looking forward to my next, thanks!

Awesome tutorial! So precise! You don't leave anything out, huge thanks!

Dave ! Thank you so much ! This is so cool. I wish the whole world was filled with people like you. Thank You Again !

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks!

thank you so much for doing this! and more importantly for having done it in so much depth!

To think that I've come such a long way since the first time I watched this tutorial mannn thanks!

You are EXCELLENT at explaining things. Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for this outstanding tutorial! It was nice to meet you on NAB earlier this week. Can't thank you enough

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by!

Hi! Samurai, what a tutorial you have made. I think you are not only a character animator but also a very good teacher. Thank you so much MR Samurai. I'm so happy that I want to invite you to visit my country.

Amazing tutorial brother, much respect from Greece, thank you!

One of the BEST tutorials ...thank you

Thank you so much! This is the best tutorial i've seen! - You just boosted up my graphic design grade and I will be sure to credit you! :)

great descriptive tutorial and great voiceover work!

I don't think you left out a single detail, great job

Really great tutorial, this program has such exciting possibilities.

Your tutorials are awesome, clear, and concise. I am working my way through your tutorials. So far, I have successfully made a few puppets and export and import into Adobe Premier Pro. I am using this creativity to make chemistry classes fun. Thank you so much! Keep up the great work!

Awesome tutorial! I'm no longer aimlessly clicking buttons and I have a deep understanding in Adobe Character Animator, thanks!

I cannot thank you enough for making this video. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!

I need to watch all your videos on CA !!! My first project included a few hundred AE comps, 3d....it failed...I'm gonna try again, this time using CA/AE. Thank you and keep doing these fantastic tuts ! You're a very enjoyable person !

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Finally a complete tutorial. Thanks.

Thanks a lot for this. I am definitely having fun moving things around and following your instructions :)

really amazing effort,i noticed that it's took a lot of days to make this episode , all world should to thank you for your this effort. really thank you so muchhhhhh

@okaysamurai

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Just download the Adobe Character Design and fortunately, we have your free complete tutorial about the how to make these cool stuff!!! Please make more because we need your informative tutorials!!

about to begin watching your series of videos cant wait to learn and i subscribed :-)

Character Animator 4 is a huge step foreward! Very happy about all the changes :-) I was thinking about testing Animate CC, but now - not sure anymore... What I really appreciate is that you offer 'example puppets'! It's a huge help for me! And very happy it's made in AI :-) thank you very much!

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Good luck!

I have one more question. I want to use my iphone as a webcam(with a program which connects your phone camera wireless) in character animation, because my webcam is not the best actually, but the character animator says that only one camera detected. Do you know any solution for my problem?

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, haven't tried that yet. Officially we only support standard webcam setups: forums.adobe.com/thread/1869401

Very well done. Excellent explanation, the speach speed lesson is perfect. Congratulations.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank You so much. Blank and Mouth Templates... Incredible.

1:18 The single best advice for working with image based software. I print for "designers" who don't know that.

A few things have been changed but its the best tutorial I've seen

Hello again! So I have decided to create head turns for my puppet and I have named every layer and group according to the tutorial, I have also made sure everything was tagged correctly in Character Animator but when I go to the scene there is something weird happening. Basically it looks like if there was some kind of magnet and when I move the centre of the face drags to one direction. I can not really explain, you would perfectly know with a photo. I have tried everything but it seems not to change. Please help and thank you very much.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Hmm - can you send me the File > Export > Puppet file to take a closer look? Contact info here: okaysamurai.com/portfolio/about.html

@AidaExplorer

6 жыл бұрын

Okay Samurai hello! I sent you an email. Thank you very much for your help.

Thanks man for you I got 95% in my class, and every one loved the video thanks again.

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Hey that's great, congrats!

Best Character Animator tutorial ever! Thank you

Great stuff, I`m totaly new in this, just thinking how to learn something new, this tutorial shows everything, how is nice, but and how is hard to make animations. Looks easy when you working. Best regards.

very simple only because of you and how to teach... Loved this video thanks mate

I finally started my first channel and made my first character - very crude, but lots of fun making it. I'm storyboarding the next idea. Looking forward to being able to upload one a week. Thank you so much!

@okaysamurai

8 жыл бұрын

Saw your Instagram post - great!

@AnimaljiveTalk

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I know I have a long way to go, but I'm going to enjoy every step of the way. You've given us everything we need right here. All the best!

This is an outstanding tutorial. REALLY helpful. Thanks!

such a good tutorial! so smooth and slow to follow. thank you!

Thank you so much for all these tutorials bro. So much valuable knowledge

I was looking into how to animate a cartoon mouth in premiere and this was my first hit... thank God I have CC, already downloaded it and started playing with it while this video was playing. Thanks for sharing!

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Hope it helps!

This tutorial is incredible, thank you for this!

Wow this changes everything.

this is the wonderful tutorial i've ever had :D

Saw your demo at Adobe Max, it was the highlight of my trip. I am working to get some of these going into production. Thanks for the excellent video!

@okaysamurai

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad it was such a highlight! Good luck!

Absolutely love this tutorial and also the program!!! Keep up the good work, Dave! I am excited to create my first puppet!

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good luck!

@nikunjmajithia5646

7 жыл бұрын

+Okay Samrai Just like in after effects can we convert these character animations to a photo so like i can place it in my adobe primere make the character appear in my video short ad we were doing

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can export a still png image or do dynamic link with AE for your full animation.

This the first youtube channel I subscribed. It helped me a lot as a computer technology student. Thanks bro!

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Honored to be the first. :)

that's what I need to do for an exam video next thursday! thank u so much!!

Wow! This is great and so is your video.

I have a few problems: 1. I can't see the tag section 2. I made some shadows on my character as you do but when I open in charcter animator the program makes it black, so it doesn't have the shadow efect, can you give me advices?

@okaysamurai

7 жыл бұрын

1. If you're not seeing tags, you need to update After Effects to get the latest version (Preview 4). 2. Try renaming the shadow layer to something like shadow instead of the default - that sometimes works. Also make sure "Render as Image" is checked in the puppet properties on the right if it's an Illustrator file.

@nagymet

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) It's working now :D